What do I know about Google Earth and Voicethread? Google earth is a program where you can explore the world without leaving your house.nd voice thread is wear you can upload pictures and voice record
Have I presented material about Google Earth and Voicethread before? No Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity? I’m not really sure how to upload the voice thread to Google earth What skills and knowledge will I be using? You need to know about places in the world
Identify What is the task?
What do I want to accomplish in creating a presentation? How do I want to interest others in my topic? By saying some facts on my voice thread so the others can learn about it What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on Google Earth and Voice thread? I need a laptop. Some information on places in the world and the soft ware for Google earth Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students? Students and teachers will be looking at my work so I have to make it as exciting as possible Are there examples of Google Earth and Voicethread posters or materials that I can look at? I haven’t seen any What are the obstacles? What problems may happen? They may not save properly and I might have to do it again Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? Draw some rough ideas for posters.I didn’t do that but i would be a good idea
Generate How many ideas can I think of?
What aspects of Google Earth and Voicethread interest me? What would I want to see on a poster? Interesting information
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
Are there any other subjects to consider? You might be able to do an interesting historic place but not What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with? A tutorial and Google has helped me through the project What do other people think about this? Do others think I have a good idea? They think its a good idea to find information on Google earth
Decide Which is the best idea?
Which are the best ideas? Prioritise the 3-5 best ideas. Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea?
Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal?
What is my plan? What are the steps to follow?
How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones?
Possible list of steps: ·Research and gather material about my subject. ·Revise material and compose text for poster. ·Create graphics. ·Take pictures. Edit pictures. ·Assemble text and images into poster. ·Review poster and modify as needed.
Part Two – Implementing and Evaluating
TASC Process
Questions to consider
Implement Let’s do it!
Am I making progress through the plan? yes Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity. I wasn’t at first but now that I understand more I am doing well
Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. sometimes
Am I satisfied with the text/graphics/pictures that I have created? yes
Evaluate How well did I do?
Did I complete the task as originally set out? Did I solve the problem? yes Is the text as interesting or informative as intended? Most of it is
Are the graphics and images appealing? yes What have I done? Uploaded work from voice thread to Google earth and now I am just putting it on wiki space What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good? I think my picture and a some of my information is good Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything? Maybe my information on the big Ben should be done better Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the poster ready to be shown to others?I think I can do more to it
Communicate Let’s tell someone!
(You may have answered some of these questions early on during the planning stages.)
Who can I tell? Who is my audience? Parents, teachers and students What is the best way to present this to my audience? On my wiki spaces page How do I interest other students in my particular subject? Because im doing interesting and they will want to learn about them Did I include the right text/graphics/images to inform and appeal to other students?
Learn from experience What have I learned?
If I had to start this activity all over again, how would I improve my performance? Would I change my work habits? Would I use a different subject or different design? Would I only make small changes? I would not waste time and get it done quickly How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? I know more programs that would help me now Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information? I lerant that you can put information on google earth
Can I use that elsewhere? yes How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? Because it has made it more interesting What skills have I learned and developed? Uploading links Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? Yes What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome? At one stage my lap top crashed nut i fixed it by starting over
How did I use the strengths of others to help me?
TASC Process
General Questions
Gather/Organise What do I know about this?
What do I know about the topic? I know how to work Google earth Have I encountered anything like this before? no What questions can I ask to help me understand what is required? Going over how to upload something What skills and knowledge will I be using? Computer
Identify What is the task?
What am I trying to do? What are my goals? Do finish the project in time What do I need in order to do this? Time and full concentration Explain the task in your own words
Investigate some examples.
What are the obstacles? Trying to stop the computer from crashing Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? I didn’t do that but it would be a good idea How will I know that I have completed the task? When I have uploaded everything to wikispaces
Generate How many ideas can I think of?
List as many ideas as possible.
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
Is there another way to do this?
What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with? I have been provide with Google, voice thread and Google earth What do other people think about this? They think it’s a good idea because they are using them to.
Decide Which is the best idea?
Which are the most important ideas? Prioritise the 3-5 best ideas.
Explain your reasons for choosing these. What the arguments for and against each idea?
Which idea is the best one for completing the task?
What is my plan?
How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones?
Implement Let’s do it!
Am I making progress through the plan? yes Am I doing this correctly? I wasn’t at first but now that I understand the project more I am
Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. yes
Evaluate How well did I do?
Did I complete the task as set originally set out? Did I solve the problem?
What have I done? Yes I did but my lap top crashed and I had to start the project again
What have I done really well? I think I got some really good pictures
Could I have done it better? What areas need improvement? The voice recording
Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? yes
Communicate Let’s tell someone!
Who can I tell? Who is my audience? Teachers, parents and students What is the best way to present this to my audience? On wiki spaces What should I say to ensure my audience understands? By explaining everything I have done How do I interest my audience in my ideas? By explaining in the simplest way how I did it so it won’t take ages for them to read Do I have the right information to get my message across to my audience? Yes
Learn from experience What have I learned?
How would I do this again? What would I change to improve my performance? I probably get more information on the place that I’m doing How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? I now know more websites that would help me What knowledge have I learned? I learnt about voice thread and Google earth that would help me in future projects Can this knowledge be used elsewhere? yes How has my thinking changed as a result of this work?
What skills have I learned and developed? How to upload things onto voice thread Google earth and wikispaces Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? yes What problems did I have to solve? My laptop crashing How did I use the strengths of others to help me? Asking for their advice
Google Earth and Voicethread
Part One – Planning
What do I know about this?
Google earth is a program where you can explore the world without leaving your house.nd voice thread is wear you can upload pictures and voice record
Have I presented material about Google Earth and Voicethread before?
No
Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity?
I’m not really sure how to upload the voice thread to Google earth
What skills and knowledge will I be using?
You need to know about places in the world
What is the task?
By saying some facts on my voice thread so the others can learn about it
What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on Google Earth and Voice thread?
I need a laptop. Some information on places in the world and the soft ware for Google earth
Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students?
Students and teachers will be looking at my work so I have to make it as exciting as possible
Are there examples of Google Earth and Voicethread posters or materials that I can look at?
I haven’t seen any
What are the obstacles? What problems may happen?
They may not save properly and I might have to do it again
Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? Draw some rough ideas for posters. I didn’t do that but i would be a good idea
How many ideas can I think of?
What aspects of Google Earth and Voicethread interest me? What would I want to see on a poster? Interesting information
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
Are there any other subjects to consider?
You might be able to do an interesting historic place but not
What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with?
A tutorial and Google has helped me through the project
What do other people think about this? Do others think I have a good idea?
They think its a good idea to find information on Google earth
Which is the best idea?
Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea?
Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal?
What is my plan? What are the steps to follow?
How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones?
Possible list of steps:
· Research and gather material about my subject.
· Revise material and compose text for poster.
· Create graphics.
· Take pictures. Edit pictures.
· Assemble text and images into poster.
· Review poster and modify as needed.
Part Two – Implementing and Evaluating
Let’s do it!
yes
Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity.
I wasn’t at first but now that I understand more I am doing well
Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. sometimes
Am I satisfied with the text/graphics/pictures that I have created?
yes
How well did I do?
yes
Is the text as interesting or informative as intended?
Most of it is
Are the graphics and images appealing?
yes
What have I done?
Uploaded work from voice thread to Google earth and now I am just putting it on wiki space
What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good?
I think my picture and a some of my information is good
Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything?
Maybe my information on the big Ben should be done better
Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the poster ready to be shown to others? I think I can do more to it
Let’s tell someone!
Who can I tell? Who is my audience?
Parents, teachers and students
What is the best way to present this to my audience?
On my wiki spaces page
How do I interest other students in my particular subject?
Because im doing interesting and they will want to learn about them
Did I include the right text/graphics/images to inform and appeal to other students?
What have I learned?
I would not waste time and get it done quickly
How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task?
I know more programs that would help me now
Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information? I lerant that you can put information on google earth
Can I use that elsewhere?
yes
How has my thinking changed as a result of this work?
Because it has made it more interesting
What skills have I learned and developed?
Uploading links
Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities?
Yes
What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome? At one stage my lap top crashed nut i fixed it by starting over
How did I use the strengths of others to help me?
What do I know about this?
I know how to work Google earth
Have I encountered anything like this before?
no
What questions can I ask to help me understand what is required?
Going over how to upload something
What skills and knowledge will I be using?
Computer
What is the task?
Do finish the project in time
What do I need in order to do this?
Time and full concentration
Explain the task in your own words
Investigate some examples.
What are the obstacles?
Trying to stop the computer from crashing
Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work?
I didn’t do that but it would be a good idea
How will I know that I have completed the task?
When I have uploaded everything to wikispaces
How many ideas can I think of?
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
Is there another way to do this?
What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with?
I have been provide with Google, voice thread and Google earth
What do other people think about this?
They think it’s a good idea because they are using them to.
Which is the best idea?
Explain your reasons for choosing these. What the arguments for and against each idea?
Which idea is the best one for completing the task?
What is my plan?
How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones?
Let’s do it!
yes
Am I doing this correctly?
I wasn’t at first but now that I understand the project more I am
Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan.
yes
How well did I do?
What have I done? Yes I did but my lap top crashed and I had to start the project again
What have I done really well? I think I got some really good pictures
Could I have done it better? What areas need improvement? The voice recording
Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? yes
Let’s tell someone!
Teachers, parents and students
What is the best way to present this to my audience?
On wiki spaces
What should I say to ensure my audience understands?
By explaining everything I have done
How do I interest my audience in my ideas?
By explaining in the simplest way how I did it so it won’t take ages for them to read
Do I have the right information to get my message across to my audience?
Yes
What have I learned?
I probably get more information on the place that I’m doing
How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task?
I now know more websites that would help me
What knowledge have I learned?
I learnt about voice thread and Google earth that would help me in future projects
Can this knowledge be used elsewhere?
yes
How has my thinking changed as a result of this work?
What skills have I learned and developed?
How to upload things onto voice thread Google earth and wikispaces
Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities?
yes
What problems did I have to solve?
My laptop crashing
How did I use the strengths of others to help me?
Asking for their advice
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